Drawing Portrets

[*Soulwings*]

Hey all!!

Lately I've been busy drawing portrets. I've never really drawn any before, so it's quiet a challenge. I was hoping for some tips and comments on my work so far .

I've finished one portret of Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Carribean, and I will post more portrets of other people as time goes by. Lol, I'm not really sure if I'm finished with this one, since I keep finding myself picking up my pencil and adjusting little details, but here it is anyway.

Btw, if anyone wishes to share their own portret drawings, you're more than welcome !

 

[*Soulwings*]

I just finished a portret of Jessica Alba, but my scanner made it a whole lot lighter than it really is. The origianal is a lot nicer, and I'm quiet pleased with it. The proportions are a lot better than with Orlando, but you can't tell. I had to draw her lightly, because the photo example was strongly lit. But because of that, the scanner won't pick up any of the lighter shading, but only the dark lines which makes the whole appearance look a bit sandish and harsh .

 

[Tavita]

Hey, *Soulwings*, these two are very very good.

Please do some more. I was pretty good at drawing when I was young but don't have the patience for it anymore..

 

[Munch]

Oh, beautiful! You've been given a great gift. I hope to see more of your work

 

[jondavluc]

wow thats excellent you sure have huge amounts of talent

 

[*Soulwings*]

Hey all!

Thanks for the comments! I love hearing what people think of my drawings, and if anybody has any tips I would love to hear them too!

I've drawn a few more portrets. I've improved quiet a bit since that first portret two weeks ago.

I'll post them in order .

 

[*Soulwings*]

This is Kristen Kreuk, also known as Lana Lang from the TV serie Smallville.

This drawing was difficult, as the picture was only approximatly 3,5x3,5cm and it contained many shadows. But it's not bad .

 

[*Soulwings*]

This is Aishwarya Rai, a famous Bollywood actress .

 

[*Soulwings*]

This is another drawing of Kristen Kreuk. I reckoned this photo would be amazing to do in charcoal. At first I thought it would be difficult to draw, but it turned out to be rather easy. I was particularly pleased because I started with the charcoal immediately without doing any pencil sketchings, and the last time I ever used charcoal was when I was 10 years old, haha .

 

[Munch]

Aishwarya Rai! I love her! You did a great job on that one, and both of Kristin Kreuk (even though I don't watch Smallville, so I don't know who she is...). You captured Aishwarya's expression SO well. I think she makes that in every movie.

 

[Elad]

Very nice! For someone who hasn't really done any before you're doing quite well indeed. Have you drawn other things in the past and just trying portraits now, or is this all you've done? I'd love to see more if you have some.

I used to draw portraits, too, but I haven't done any for years. A couple techniques I used when drawing them was to use some blending tortillions to give the face a smooth texture and I also used kneaded erasers to add highlights as well as to do the hair. Have you tried anything like that or do you just use a pencil?

 

[PretenderGurl]

They look awesome! Great job! I draw some too. I'd share them, but I'm not sure yet how to post pictures. ::shrugs:: I will try to share some as soon as I can though.

Keep drawing! You are very talented! =)

 

[PretenderGurl]

I tried to post them, but the pictures turned out way too big. >_< How do you make them into small thumbnails?

 

[JoM]

Beautiful job, there all wonderful. Your very good at drawing portraits, thanks for sharing.

 

[Ginger34]

This is Aishwarya Rai, a famous Bollywood actress .

All I can say is you're very good! I draw and paint myself and have been for 20 years. The hardest part about portraits is proportions. On Aishwarya Rai your drawing looks great but there is something a little off. The right eye and the right corner of her mouth aren't lined up to each other, but I'm sure that's due to the smile she is showing. That little "dip" on her upper lip isn't lined up with the tip of her nose, just very slightly off. Other than that it looks great. GREAT JOB!

 

[SmileToday]

I love to draw and paint, but haven't managed very well at portraits yet. These are wonderful that you've done, thanks for sharing. I hope you add more of your work.

 

[*Soulwings*]

Very nice! For someone who hasn't really done any before you're doing quite well indeed. Have you drawn other things in the past and just trying portraits now, or is this all you've done? I'd love to see more if you have some.

I used to draw portraits, too, but I haven't done any for years. A couple techniques I used when drawing them was to use some blending tortillions to give the face a smooth texture and I also used kneaded erasers to add highlights as well as to do the hair. Have you tried anything like that or do you just use a pencil?

Hi there !

I used to draw a lot when I was little, but I stopped when I was 11 or so. I just started drawing again when I made that first portret (Orlando Bloom).

On all the drawings I only used pencil. I recently bought myself a kneaded eraser and every singel shade of pencil I could find . I'm hoping to try some different techniques with those.

 

[*Soulwings*]

I tried to post them, but the pictures turned out way too big. >_< How do you make them into small thumbnails?

I don't know ...

I just posted them as attachments, and then they turned out like that. Perhaps you could try editing them in Paint? I think you can change the sizes of pictures somehow...

Hope to see your work !

 

[*Soulwings*]

All I can say is you're very good! I draw and paint myself and have been for 20 years. The hardest part about portraits is proportions. On Aishwarya Rai your drawing looks great but there is something a little off. The right eye and the right corner of her mouth aren't lined up to each other, but I'm sure that's due to the smile she is showing. That little "dip" on her upper lip isn't lined up with the tip of her nose, just very slightly off. Other than that it looks great. GREAT JOB!

Yeah! Proportions are really difficult.
I also saw that Aishwarya Rai wasn't perfect, even though the overall look of the drawing is nice. The photograph I was using was lit from above, and she was looking up, smiling. I thought it would be easy to draw her, and she was with the shading, but the proportions were difficult. I couldn't quiet capture the same look as on the photograph, and I believe it was because of her mouth.

It's just annoying you always see those things AFTER you're done, haha .

Thanks for the tips though !